Are you ready for some tailgating?

The proprietor of the Neutral Zone sports bar in Farmington is introducing an inside tailgating element to his business, which he hopes is a year-round success.

His timing couldn't be better with the NFL season kicking off this week. The New England Patriots open their season Sunday at Tennessee.

If you take a quick look at the wall opposite the bar in the Mechanic Street establishment you might think, for just a second, that a pickup truck backed into Scruton's business.

It's no accident.

Scruton has always dreamed of bringing a tailgate to his business and this year he finally did it. He made an in-wall "tailgate"from various pieces of Chevrolet pickups from the 1960s up to the 1980s. Scruton got the pieces from a local junkyard business and the tailgate was put together by Paquette Auto Body.

The tailgate is held open with old-school chain connections on either side. The bed goes back about three or four feet. There are rear headlights on either side of the tailgate, which is painted black with Chevrolet emblazoned in white lettering.

"I've been thinking about it for years," Scruton said. "And finally just did it. It's something different and I like it."

The tailgate was unveiled two weekends ago at Hay Day, an annual weekend celebration in Farmington. Scruton plans to open the tailgate during weekend football or Monday Night Football, especially Patriot games. It will be used like any tailgate you might see at football games across the country. There will be food served from crock pots and, of course, a few ice cold beers will undoubtably take respite there.

Scruton, who has operated the Neutral Zone for 17 years, is a big Patriots fan going back 40-plus years.

"Sometimes I'll bet against them just to get everyone worked up," he said. "I'm a (Doug) Flutie fan myself. I still believe in Flutie."

Flutie, of course, was the undersized Heisman Trophy winner from Boston College who played in the USFL, CFL and for five different NFL teams, including two tours with the Patriots (1987-89, 2005).

While the Neutral Zone tailgate is a feature for football, Scruton also plans to use it for other sports, including the Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins.